[San Diego]

We have a 2002 Passat 1.8T GLS and for about the past 2 months, we've encountered an annoying problem. Sometimes, usually after a good drive between 5 - 100 miles, we can shut the car off, go do our business and come back and the car will turn over, and then it shuts off. The RPM guage goes to 1K and then back to 0. Also, when accelerating around town in a normal, non-fast way, the car seems to stutter before actually starting to roll at around 5 to 10 mph. We had the car in with the dealer yesterday and they checked it out and drove and could not find the problem. Has anyone else had this problem with the 1.8T?

A friend who has a 1.8T Jetta told me that his did this and it was the coolant sensor. The old one was a black top and the new was a green top that he had replaced it with and he claimed in cured the problem with his Jetta. Anyone know if this sensor exists in the Passat's and if so, where it is?

Any help would be great.

 

[San Diego]

Anyone?

 

[YetAnother20V]

There is a coolant sensor on the Passat but I doubt if that is your problem. The coolant sensor is on the engine, BTW.

Do you get a CEL? Anything?

 

[San Diego]

There is a coolant sensor on the Passat but I doubt if that is your problem. The coolant sensor is on the engine, BTW.

Do you get a CEL? Anything?

I knew the sensor was on the engine, but where on the engine was my question. I guess I should have been more specific.

We haven't gotten any CEL's yet.

 

[scotty_passat]

find a vagcom and scan it, you probably have codes stored even though there is no cel.

 

[San Diego]

I'll report back the dealer's finding once we take it in here soon. Thanks to all that have replied.

 

[scotty_passat]

FWIW you already have the green sensor. it is located on the back-top of the motor by the firewall (hard to see as the VCT solenoid is back there too)